Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-06
CHICAGO CROWDS
Make Things Unpleasant
for the President.
SOME TURBULENT SCENES.
Cleveland Makes a Neat Reply to
the Address of Welcome.
Interesting Episodes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |

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CHICAGO, October 5.-The train
bringing President Cleveland and
wife puffed slowly into the Alton de.
pot at 9:10 o'clock this morning
There was a loud shout from the
crowd Us the distinguished pair
walked across the platform to the
carriage. AS early as 7 o'clock this
morning, the people commenced to
stop at the depot where the President
was advertised to alight from the
special train, and at 9 O'Clock there
most have been $4,000 people
gathered within few blocks
OF the station. Among the
crowd could be seen helmeted mill
tary, in all four companies of cavalry
and artillery.
THE START.
As the Presidents carriage moved
away the military formed around it.
and the crowd with wild cheering fell
in behind. The President took off his
hat the moment he got into the car
riage and bowed and smiled as the
roaring cheers went up. Mrs. Cleve-
land wore black dress, and although
wearied from travelling, looked fresh
and charming as usual.
AN ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE.
People along the line of march were
packed as never before in Chicago.
The President alighted at the review
ing stand and the line passed before
him.
Was very large and variegated. Reg
ular infantry, cavalry and artillery and
many different militia organizations
headed and were followed by veterans
of war, civil societies of all classes,
etc. When the Presidents carriage
reached the reviewing stand, the
United States steamer Michigan,
which lay in the harbor just opposite,
fired Presidential salute of q guns.
When the President made his way to
the stand, he and the few officials with
him were almost pushed over the rail-
ing by the mob, who engaged in COM
paratively insane struggle for the front.
During the height of the jam,
A TERRIFIC CRASH
Was heard, and half hundred
people who had squeezed themselves
on to the reporters table were precipi-
taded to the ground. No one was ser
iously injured, though the incident al
most created panic. When COM
parative quiet had been restored May
or Roche stepped forward and deliv-
cred his welcoming address to which
the President fittingly replied as fol-
lows:
THE PRESIDENT IS SPEECH.
"You have said that the President
ought to see Chicago. l am here to
see it and its hospitable and large
people. But because your
city is 80 great and your interests SO
large and important, l know you will
allow me to suggest that have left at
home city that you ought to see and
know more about. In point of fact it
would be we'll for you to keep your
eyes closely upon it all the time.
Your servants and agents are there.
They are there to protect your inter-
ests and aid your efforts to advance
your prosperity and we'll being. Your
bustling trade and your earnest,
ceaseless activity of hand and brain
will not yield the result you deserve
unless wisdom guides the policy of
your government and unless your
needs are regarded as the capital of
the nation. 1t will be well for you
not to forget that in the performance
of your political duties with calm,
though full and broad patriotism there
lies not only safeguard against busi
ness disaster, but the important obli-
cations of citizenship"
RATHER TOO FRIENDLY.
1t was :25 o'clock when the last of
the long procession and crowd began
10 disperse. There was such a jam
,hen that the President could not leave
he platform for some time. Finally,
however, he got away almost faint
with hunger and exertion and had
Inner in less than an hour.
THE PUBLIC RECEPTION
In the Palmer House then began and
thousands of people rushed like wild
beasts at the President and his wife. So
was the din that score
Of perspiring trumpeters seemed en-
gagged in dumb show. In vain did
police clubs endeavor to stem the
rush, the rope barriers were swept
away at the first rush. Mrs. Cleve-
land retired into the alcove while
The President plunged into
THE sURGING CROWD
And sturdily shouldered himself into
the place where he decided he should
stand. Three times did files of brawny
cavalry seize the end of
one of the ropes that had been dashed
10 the floor and strive to drag back the
eager multitude. Only with the aid
of double
GORDON OF POLICE
Did the man9uverS OF the soldiers
bring faint semblance of order. The
meanwhile, shook hands
right and left until he was red in the
ACE and his collar lay limp upon his
black coat. Behind him, at the en-
rance to the alcove, stood Mrs. Cleve-
and bowling and smiling good natur-
,dly at the crowd. She stepped a
title nearer to her husband when the
first appearance of the line had begun
20 be formed. At the head came
detachment of Union Veterans bear
ng the tattered battle flag of the
Eleventh Kansas Volunteers.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
While the President warmly greeted
.he old soldiers one after another the
color bearer stepped forward to Mrs.
Cleveland and gently lowering the old
flag bade her clip off one of its
precious shreds, as a memento of the
day. The, Presidents wife gracefully
and while the spectators
went wild with enthusiasm displayed
her trophy proudly to the ladies at her
side.